The secret to living to 110? Bad record-keeping, researcher says
Most of what we know about humans living to very old age is based on faulty data, including the science behind the "blue zones" famous for having a high proportion of people over 100, according to one researcher......»»
The Gorge trailer: Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller guard a dangerous secret in new Apple thriller
Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller are forced to protect the world from a mysterious threat in the first trailer for Apple TV+'s The Gorge......»»
Workplaces need to do a better job at supporting menstruating workers, says researcher
Menstrual leave employment policies allow employees experiencing painful menstrual cycle-related symptoms or illnesses, such as dysmenorrhea (painful periods) and menorrhagia (heavy bleeding) to take time off work......»»
The 7 best James Bond villains, ranked
Who are the bad guys worthy of facing 007? These are our picks for the best James Bond villains of all time. And no, Christopher Walken is not on the list......»»
Amazon"s record-low AirPods 4 price is perfect for nailing down stocking stuffers
The record-breaking AirPods 4 price drop is in stock at Amazon while supplies last, putting the earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation in your hands in just a few days.Grab the lowest price ever on AirPods 4 with ANC.Every model of AirPods is on sale.....»»
Your AI clone could target your family, but there’s a simple defense
The FBI now recommends choosing a secret password to thwart AI voice clones from tricking people. On Tuesday, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation advised Americans to share a s.....»»
World"s oldest known wild bird is expecting again, aged 74
Parenting can be tough, even for the young and energetic, but one elderly albatross is about to go through it all again—at the ripe old (and apparently record-setting) age of 74......»»
Record-low Antarctic sea ice can be explained and forecast months out by patterns in winds
Amid all the changes in Earth's climate, sea ice in the stormy Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica was, for a long time, an odd exception. The maximum winter sea ice cover remained steady or even increased slightly from the late 1970s through 2015,.....»»
Getting to the bottom of things: Latrine findings help researchers trace movement of people and disease
A McMaster researcher has uncovered evidence of intestinal parasites in a 500-year-old latrine from Bruges, Belgium, and while the finding may induce queasiness in some, it is expected to provide important scientific evidence on how infectious diseas.....»»
Lawsuit complaining about Apple"s free 5GB iCloud plan is dismissed
A potential class-action lawsuit alleging that Apple tricked users into having to pay for iCloud is probably now completely dead, having lost an appeal before the Ninth Circuit.Judges have not said Apple's 5GB free iCloud space is good or bad, the pl.....»»
Bad weather led Dutch East India Company ship into Western Australian coast, archaeologists find
The Dutch East India Company ship, the Zuytdorp, likely crashed into the shore of Western Australia in 1712 due to a storm and not bad navigation, new research has found......»»
Environmental pollutant decreases by half after passing through digestive tract of marine worm in Japan, study finds
Dr. Atsuko Nishigaki and their research team from Toho University, discovered that the marine worm Marphysa sp. E, an annelid living in the tidal flat sediments of Tokyo Bay, rapidly decreased the concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PA.....»»
Apple Vision Pro has completely changed how Porsche unveils sports cars in two ways
It’s no secret that the team members at Porsche are fans of Apple technology. From embracing next-gen CarPlay to including Apple CEO Tim Cook in a keynote, the German car company has a special appreciation for Apple. Taking advantage of state-o.....»»
Rapid surge in global warming mainly due to reduced planetary albedo, researchers suggest
2023 set a number of alarming new records. The global mean temperature also rose to nearly 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial level, another record......»»
The already-cheap Insignia 55-inch 4K TV has an additional $110 discount today
Feast your eyes on a budget-friendly 4K LED that doesn’t skimp on picture quality. Save $110 when you order the Insignia 55-inch F30 Series 4K TV at Best Buy......»»
Not too warm and not too cold—finding the Goldilocks Zone of the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia is the largest living coral reef system on Earth, about 300 times larger than the next largest reef, found off the coast of Belize. This unique UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to a wide variety of.....»»
Four new mushroom species discovered in Sweden
A researcher at Uppsala University has discovered four new mushrooms, three of which are found in Sweden—where they are already threatened with extinction. It is a case of hidden species diversity in the group of hydnoid fungi......»»
"Exceptional" wildfires across Americas in 2024: EU monitor
Severe drought stoked rampant wildfires across North and South America this year and churned up record carbon pollution in Bolivia, Nicaragua and the Pantanal wetlands, according to new data from Europe's climate monitor......»»
MeerKAT confirms the gravitational wave background of the universe in record time
The universe is a turbulent place. Stars are exploding, neutron stars collide, and supermassive black holes are merging. All of these things and many more create gravitational waves. As a result, the cosmos is filled with a rippling sea of gravitatio.....»»
Mitel MiCollab zero-day and PoC exploit unveiled
A zero-day vulnerability in the Mitel MiCollab enterprise collaboration suite can be exploited to read files containing sensitive data, watchTowr researcher Sonny Macdonald has disclosed, and followed up by releasing a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit.....»»
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just flew straight into the record books
SpaceX is able to refly its Falcon 9 rockets multiple times, and one of them has just set a new record......»»